Some might believe that, for the second time in only three years, Captain Ian Brunton has been made a scapegoat by the board of directors of a Caribbean airline company – fired as CEO of Caribbean Airlines Limited in late 2010 and, this week, he resigned as CEO of LIAT. […]
Caribbean News and Sports
Grenada’s Ambassador to United states Presents Credentials to President Obama
On 17th September 2013, His Excellency E. Angus Friday presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the United States of America, the Honourable Barack H. Obama, at a ceremony held at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D. C. Ambassador Friday expressed the Government […]
Russell claims first beaver-trick in T20 for West Indies A Team
BENGALURU, India – Andre Russell completed the remarkable feat of four wickets in four balls in what was a sensational bowling performance for West Indies A against India A on Saturday. The four-wicket burst by the right-arm seamer was not enough, however, to prevent the Windies from going under to the […]
Update on The Mighty Sparrow
Speaking on the New York Connection this morning with Harold Pysadee, Nichole Robinson the daughter of Sparrow revealed that her father is making slow improvement and the doctor’s prognosis is good. Nichole said Sparrow is winking his eyes and lifting his arm which is very encouraging to the family. She also […]
Whining: genuine Caribbean dance form or vulgarity
By Arley Gill Vulgar! It means rude, impolite, bad mannered. Vulgarity often times is used to describe certain aspects of Caribbean culture, not least is the “whine’’. Whine is defined by a Caribbean dance expert as the thrusting or rotating of the pelvic girdle in a rhythmic pattern. This […]
West Indies deepens relationship with
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron is offering congratulations to the players and management of the West Indies A team which recently defeated their India equivalent in the three-game one-day series. Cameron says he is “pleased with the performance of the team so […]
IS THERE HOPE FOR CRIMINALS?
By Neals Chitan 2008 was a year of crime in the Spice Island of Grenada. According to Researcher Dave Alexander- Drug Control Officer, in his 2012 research “An Analysis of Homicides in Grenada 2008-2012”, he recorded nineteen homicides with seventeen male victims and two females. As unbelievably high as this […]
A-class performance by Windies, says skipper Powell
BENGALURU, India – Following Thursday’s clinical victory which saw the West Indies A Team clinch the three-match limited-over series over India A, West Indies skipper Kieran Powell has hailed the performance as a “total team effort”. The skipper was speaking after Kirk Edwards made a match-winning 104 to secure a 45-run […]
Kirk Edwards strokes 104 as Windies A take limited-over series in style
BENGALURU, India – Kirk Edwards believes his century could not have come at a better time after he piloted West Indies A to a deserved 45-run victory over India A in the decisive third and final 50-over match on Thursday. The experienced right-hander made a high class, run-a-ball 104 – comprising […]
QUOTABLE CARIBBEAN
“Savvy travellers are increasingly seeking cultural experiences on their trips and we in the Caribbean, with our glorious diversity of history, ecology and extraordinary people, are well placed to provide these experiences for our visitors.” – John P. de Jongh, Jr., Governor, United States Virgin Islands “It is so much easier […]
Obama missed out on Cuba
President Barack Obama is confirming that all the promises he made in the campaign before he was first elected were not serious. The President has extended the U.S. Trade Embargo on Cuba for one more year. Obama has no logical reason to extend the embargo; Cuba has posed no threat […]
Captain Powell confident of Windies A victory in final ODI
BENGALURU, India – West Indies A Team will enter the third and final 50-over match full of confidence as they face India A in the series-decider on Thursday (11:30 pm Wednesday Eastern Caribbean Time/10:30 pm Jamaica Time). Captain Kieran Powell said that after the defeat in the opening match on Sunday, his team regrouped […]
Interested Investors invited to submit expressions of interest in leasing of Government Estates
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – GIS: The process towards the commercialization of the government estates is ongoing. During the following week, notices will be posted in the newspapers and other media requesting that interested investors submit their Expressions of Interest in leasing the estates. Interested parties will […]
Carter shows class with superb ton as Windies A level series
BENGALURU, India – Jonathan Carter turned in a top-class allround performance, stroking a match-winning century and grabbing two wickets as West Indies A hit back with a superb win over India A in the second 50-over match on Tuesday. He hit 133 off 132 balls and returned to pick up 2-33, to propel Windies […]
West Indies A level series against India A
A brilliant inning of 133 by Barbados allrounder Jonathan Carter helped the West Indies A team to level the 3 match ODI series against India. After being soundly beaten in the first match the West Indies made 3 changes with Andre Fletcher opening the batting, Carter who did not play the first […]
